What is the controller gain of a temperature What is the controller output be for a

with 50% PB if its input range is 200C to
700C and its output is 4mA to 20mA
Ans: 0.64mA/C
Is an arrangement of parts within some
boundary which work together to provide some
form of output from specified inputs
Ans: Systems
proportional plus derivative controller a)
initially and b) 2 seconds after the error
begins to change from zero at the rate of 2%
per second? Assume the controller has Kp=4
and TD=0.4s
Ans: 3.2%, 19.2% respectively
The systems measuring element is

For comparator to be OFF, V2==2 VOLTS OR

VIN>>VS1

Ans: False
A device that performs an action on one of the
input variables of a process according to a signal
received from the controller
Ans: Actuator
It is used for taking measurements to give the
user a numeric value of the variable being
measured
Ans: Tachogenerator
Refers to the behavior the time the input value
changes and the time that the value given by the
system settles down to steady-state value
Ans: Dynamic Characteristics
The systems set point is indicated by

Ans: Measurement System

Which of the following is not the tuning of a

PID Controller?

Ans: None of the Choices

Which of the following is not a displacement Ans: Potentiometer

Sensor?

Ans: Capacitors

Is its ability to give the same output when

used to measure a constant input over a
period of time

Ans: Stability

Ans: Increase, no effects
Is the element to which the value indicated by
a measurement system or element might be
wrong?
Ans: Accuracy
Is the limits between which the input can vary?
Ans: Range
The failure rate for a pressure measurement
system used in the factory X is found to be
1.0 per year while the system used by factory
Y is 3.0 per year. Which factory has the most
reliable pressure measurement?
Ans: Factory X
Calibration of a voltmeter gave the following
data. Determine the maximum hysteresis
error as a percentage of the full scale range
Ans: 5%
Is the difference between the result of a
measurement and the true value of the
quantity being measured
Ans: Error
Is used to describe the degree of freedom of a
measurement system from random errors
Ans: Precision
What are the required measurement systems
and functional elements that could be used to
form the production of an electrical signal when
a package on a conveyor belt has reach a
particular position?
Ans: Weight-Operated Electrical Switch
Which of the following is not a dynamic
characteristic of an element?
Ans: None of the Choices
If in a proportional-plus-integral controller is
away from the set point for a long period, the
controllers output will be
Ans: O or 100 percent, depending on action
selected
A proportional controller will have an offset
difference between set point and control point:
Ans: At all times
What are the required measurement systems
and functional elements that could be used to
form the air temperature for an electrical meter
intended to indicate when temperature drops
below freezing point?
Ans: Thermistor, potential divider
circuit, voltmeter
The level in a tank shown below is to be
controlled with PID controller the following
specifications are given
Ans: 2.5, 7.0, 9.9 Volts
The term PLC stands for
Ans: Programmable logic controller
What are the required measurement systems
and functional elements that could be used to
form the production of an electrical signal when
a driverless vehicle designed for operation in a
factory to move/transport materials between
machines on a given direct route?
Ans: Painted Stripes on floor and optical sensor;
optical encoder to monitor rotation of wheel
Temperature is to be measured in the range of
2500C to 4500C. The sensor is a resistance that
varies linearly from 280 ohms to 1060 ohms for
this temperature range. Power dissipated in the
sensor should be kept below 5mW. Given below
is its analog signal conditioning circuit that
provides a voltage varying linearly from -5 to
5V. Sensor must be kept below 2mW
A platinum resistance coil is to be used as a
temperature sensor and has a resistance at 00c
of 100 ohms. Its forms one arm of a
wheatstone bridge with bridge being balanced
at this temperature and each of the arms is 100
ohms. If the temperature coefficient of the
platinum is 0.0039K-1, what will be the output
voltage of the bridge per degree change in
temperature if the supply is 6 Volts
Ans: 0.39 ohms, 0.010Volts
Tuning PID design using Ziegler Nichols
method has the advantage of
Ans: results in good tuning
The Correction element of the system is

Ans: True

Indicates how much the output of an

instrument system changes when the quantity
being measured changes by a given amount

Ans: Sensitivity

Given figures a) and b) The hardwired relay Ans: motor

logic circuit and PLC ladder diagram shown
below. Which following is true?
Ans: B
A temperature control system inputs the
controlled variable as a range from 0 to 4V.
The output is a heater requiring 0 to 8v. A PID
controller is to be used with Kp=2.4%, Ki=0.9%
and KD = 27%. The period of the fasted
expected change is 4 seconds. The integrator
Gain Gi is
Ans: 1.8/s
Which of the following is not a dynamic
characteristic of an element?
Ans: none of the choices
It is used for taking measurements to give the
user a numerical value of the variable being
measured
Ans: Instrumentation and Measurement System
For PD Controller which of the following is the
output?

A derivative controller has a derivative constant

of 0.3 second. What will be the controller
output when the error changes from 1.5% per
seconds?

0.45%
Ans: none
For Kp parameter, the overshoot tends to

Ans: increases

Which sensor load cell is most appropriate for

measurement of the level of a corrosive acid in
a circular vessel of diameter 1 meter that will
give an electrical output in mV? The acid level
can vary from 0 to 3 meters and the minimum
change in level is 0.1m. The empty vessel has a
weight of 50kg. The acid has a density of 1050
kg/m3.

Ans: 3 load cells, each range between 0 to 5kN

with resolution of 0.3kN

Temperature is to be measured in the range of

2500C to 4500C. The sensor is a resistance that
varies linearly from 280 ohms to 1060 ohms for
this temperature range. Power dissipated in the
sensor should be kept below 5mW. Given below
is its analog signal conditioning circuit that
provides a voltage varying linearly from -5 to
5V. The maximum power dissipation in the
sensor Is

Ans: 2.17mW